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BRIDGE SCORER BRIDGE SCORER TWO Filed Sept. 24, 1925 2 3 25a 30/ 308 @l5O 22 3&9 32! 3 man: uw# man Patented 11, 1927.

-UNITED STATES FREDERICK A. BABTLETT AND 1,613,975 PATENT oFi-i-CE.'

RALPH J. DAVIS, OF BOISE, IDAHO, ASSIGNOBS 0F ONE-THIRD T0 ROBERT I.MUCBACKEN, OF BOISE, IDAHO.

BRIDGE SCORER.

'Application led September 24, 1925. Serial No. 58,333.

. score card having printed on both its faces data indicating4 thevaryin values of different hands of bridge, the data being so arrangedas to permit the use ,of an adJustable indicating member, the latteralso carrying data such as will, by proper adjustment in conjunctionwith the card, assist a player in making his calculations.

Y To more clearly indicate the use and operation of the presentinvention, the upper portion of both faces of the score card containsprinted instructions both in the use of the scoring device and in therules of the game in question.

To more clearly illustrate the invention, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and whereinlike numerals designate .corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the front face of the score card showingthe sliding indicator in position with parts broken away,

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Figure 2 is a plan view of the back face of the score card,

Figure 3 is a plan View of the front side of the sliding indicator andFigure 4 is a top plan of the indicator member. Referring now to Figure1, the front face of the score card is shown to include 'an upper spaceA containing instructions to a player both as to the use of the slidehere-` inafter mentioned and also information in connection with thedata compiled in the lower 4space B. Intermediate the spaces A and B isthe group of figures C indicating the basic value of the various handsbefore the addition of extra points. Both spaces B and C are partitionedby spaced vertical and horizonital lines into a plurality of squares orsections for grouping the data indicating card or hand values. In the.present illustration the varying values of a definite hand are arrangedin the horizontal groups of squares or sections with the key data in thelast square orsection indicated by reference characters b and c. Thevalues are arranged to increase from left to right across the card assuch arrangement has been found to be more practical and natural to aplayer when using same.

-The slide mcn'iber D shown in detail in Figures 3 and 4, comprises twosimilar sections d of cardboard or other suitable material, spaced byend blocks d to permit the free movement of the score card therebetween. The sections d are slotted as at d to form windows throughwhich the registering data on the score card may be read. Attention iscalled to the fact that the portions of the slide is on both its facesprinted with similar data arranged to be read in connection with thatdata printed on the score card in both horizontal land vertical groups.

The reverse side of the score card illustrated in Figure 2 includes theupper space or surface section E and the lower section F. The uppersection E includes printed matter in the form of information andinstructions and the lower section F being a continuation of section Bof the front face of the score card, both as \to arrangement and data.

With reference to the printed matter shown on the present drawing, itwill be seen that same comprises figures indicating complete hand valuesfor each card according to the bid, extra points also being computed andincluded. These figures are arranged in a manner both convenient andpractical to permit quick calculations under all circumstances withoutthe necessity of mental mathematical variations, and give every possiblescore as well as the totals thereof.

It will be obvious to one familiar with the art that this invention canbe manufactured either from cardboard, paper or from a more permanentand expensive material. In addition, the size could be varied ifnecessary for enclosing in the conventional package of playing cards.y v

What we claim as newV and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. In a bridge scorer, a card having instructions at the upper end ofeach face, a table arranrred on both sides therebelow presenting eacpossible bridge score the multiplied and added totals of the severalpossible scores, means for immediately locating lil() a desired scoreand total comprisin a slide including a pair of spaced mem rs arrangedto straddle and conceal a small part only of said card, registeringapertures for ermitting inspection of a located score, and gata printedon said slide for use in conjunction with each score.

2. In a brid'e scorer, a card having printed on eacc-li side thereof,complete scores for a bridge hand, and indicia adjacent thereto forlocatin a desired score, m combination with a side shorter than saidcard, and including a air of spaced members arranged to stradd e andconceal a part of said card, an aperture in each member permittinginspection of a located score and its adjacent indicia, and data printedon each member 'for use in conjunction with each score.

3. In a bridge scorer, a card having a table arranged on each of itsfaces, the table on the rear face being a continuation of the table onthe front face, said tables presentin each ossible bri e score, themultiplie and a ded totals o the several possible scores, each tableconsisting of vertical columns of figures and a vertical trump columnadjantthe same, said columns being separated transversely to providehorizonte rows, each row containing a plurality of groups of figuresapplying to-the score, doubled and redoubled, am. means for immediatelylocatin a desired score and total comprising a sli e including a pair ofspaced members arranged at oposite sides of the card, each member havmn'a Window of the same size as cach of said horizontal rows, and dataprinted on each ,member cooperating with said columns and rows to permitall possible bridge score calculations to be arrived at by 'a singleoperation. V

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signatures.

FREDERICK A. BARTLETT. RALPH J. DAVIS.

